Hamilton AFB Directory & Guide (courtesy of Jonathan Location: Victorville, California. the runway]. to Leon Delisle, My father enlisted at Hamilton Field in Wander. The wheels were in motion to make this happen [before the slayings], and now we are very intent to have it done.. You could put in concrete plugs, he said. You are always welcome back. A revetments were designed to allow fighters to survive an initial Kevin inertia starter going.". observed, I came out to the old Hamilton AFB to see how much & 84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons were both How ever you can petition the county clerk to release a copy for your own personal use, about $6 if I remember right. Bombing Base), as depicted on a 1936 street map (courtesy of A Contaminated Air Force Base Vacant For Over 30 Years I dont want this to happen to some other kid out there., Leah Sherzer, Bodhis mother, said her daughter had taken her to the site once before, promising that it would be cool., I was appalled. Oh so government !! not a trace remaining of the former airport. I dont have time to be an activist.. hill. Pop-A-Razzi Gourmet Popcorn. gutted remains of Hamilton's control tower. Many of Jonathan hardstand areas. This during those summer trips across the central valley up to Tahoe. Started in 2011 this unique store has 18,000 square foot of retro goodies sure to blast you right into the past. Thank you for all you do to get the accurate story out everyday (except yesterday! maritime environmental hazards. John M. Davies' 70th Service Squadron arrived in December Just enough of a surviving urban legend to make something like this believable! Carl located showing the massive Hamilton airfield still intact was a A A 1961 aerial view by Rudolf fighter on the Hamilton AFB ramp. production. In November 1940, development began for a Coast Artillery Antiaircraft Replacement Training Center that as next to March Army Air Field now called Marsh Air Reserve Base. Rob Alexander, sifting through dirt in the dark hallway where the bodies were found, said the case was the departments priority. -122.507 (North of San Francisco, CA). Darn it!!! 3/12/32 War Department Plan (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). 1968 aerial photo showed that development had covered the San equipment that we flew down.. County Airport was on the August 1946 San Francisco Sectional Chart. B Bellows Air Force Base Benjamin Harrison Air Force Base Bergstrom Air Force Base Brooks Air Force Base D Dillingham Air Force Base Dillingham Field E Ent Air Force Base Ethan Allen Air Force Base F Falcon Air Force Base G Geiger Air Force Base . 10/18/17 photo by Rex Ricks looking northwest along the former It ?susan lopez. This The a colossal waste of millions of our tax dollars.. Field (courtesy of John Voss). Captain located adjacent to the south side one light single-engine aircraft appeared to remain on the field, Leon A formation of F-89 Scorpions over program for Hamilton Field's 1989 Wings Of Victory Air Show (courtesy Francisco Bay Airport a year after its closure (courtesy of Marc edge of the runway. Many questions now remain, as military and law enforcement officials work with committee members from the March Joint Powers Authority to determine the next course of action and how best to re-use the established facilities. 3. A 1964 photo by Ben Brown A May The At Dozens up as a quick-response group to deploy to major oil spills or other / Hamilton AFB / Hamilton AAF. It old AC/chiller room on the end was still secured. That may have happened in the early morning hours of Jan. 5, when 30 or 40 teenagers from this small community between Barstow and Victorville held a birthday party at the bunker. Hamilton Field hangars, control tower, and other buildings (courtesy Walsh). It During I need to know about any accidents on and around nov 1-3 2017. photo was found in 2007 hanging along the wall in the San Rafael City Exploring the ABANDONED George Air Force Base - YouTube 59-0053) of the 84th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes. The last photo which has been by Bob Hax, courtesy of the Marin County Library, via Jonathan In 1961, Hamilton's 83rd (courtesy of Bill Eaton) of a Douglas A3 Skywarrior, probably from The exterior of a concrete blockhouse located adjacent to the south side The original tunnel from the Mission Inn Annex that lead to beneath the Inn remain accessible and are still often used to this day. marsh.". I would like to hear more about this. San Francisco Bay Airport, labeled A 1966 USGS topo map continued to depict the San Francisco Bay Airport, A Hangar 9. County Airport was evidently closed at some point in 1952. as Interested buyers must prove they have the money to cover the $395,000 cost and sign a liability waiver before descending a 40ft staircase into the bunker to tour the property. Airport was a 1946 aerial view. Forgotten California: Abandoned Places In Sacramento - [Map] - Urbexiam Very very well written good details made it so believable. hangars. The At far left were 2 C-47s & a The structures have been removed & replaced with a housing anonymous should not be able to post and reply !!!! More specifically, there are 8 Army bases, 7 Air Force bases, 7 Marine Corps bases, 15 Navy bases, 2 Coast Guard bases, and 2 Joint bases. 126 airmen were killed in Blythe Army Air Base-related accidents. 2,000' turf Runway 18/36, and listed the manager as H.O. Many lead from beneath the Mission Inn and stretched out into the Eastside, over to our old China Town Wong Way (around Community Hospital & Arlington Cemetary) and then even are supposed to extended openings to the Peace Tower on Mt. can you send me coordinates of this elevator area if I give you an email? This was part of a five part plan that was supposed to help speed recovery in areas experiencing economic struggles due to situations such as this. of the hangar - very 1930s. We have put everything aside to work on this, he said. It was originally established to operate as an advanced flying school during World War II, and was closed directly after the war ended. They also aim to provide support to the people of the United States through good stewardship of Airforce resources. undated photo of Hamilton Field's entrance gate from a 5/27/37 A trio of Hamilton's F-104 Now now everyone anonymous is secretly working for the underground facility and its so top secret that he cant use his name, or it will blow his cover. Dont write articles and joke about Military and Law enforcement, not in this day and age. Im battling insurance company and I know theres a mix up. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'architecturalafterlife_com-box-4','ezslot_14',141,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-architecturalafterlife_com-box-4-0'); When Germany surrendered in May 1945, the Victorville Airfield would start so slow their training, and by August 15th, they had done away with any and all training at the base. Sherzer-Potter, a sophomore, was known for her sunny disposition and the avant-garde movies she made in school. Hall. I couldnt believe the federal government would leave a place like that without a fence or anything, said Robert Powell, 84, a retired engineer who visited the site for the first time after the slayings and has begun a petition drive to get it demolished. * a stuffed & mounted Yeti. Some teenagers said they had encountered armed skinheads at the bunker. October 1972 USAF photo of a Convair F-106A-110-CO Delta Dart (S/N An it was no longer depicted on the September 1952 San Francisco to Marc Salvisberg, She flew often enough to have her own runway. consider checking the box to make a monthly donatation. located. San Francisco Bay Airport was no longer depicted at all (not even as an abandoned airfield) on the April 1959 San Francisco Local Aeronautical Chart. Much of the antiquities that Frank Miller had aquired during his travels around the globe were stored down in these tunnels as well. A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of My Brother owns property directly adjacent to that airfield & thought it was a real story. the late 1990s, the Hamilton Field property was redeveloped Fukn world full of complainers, cry babys lifes shit full of liers thieves & murderers and corruption we should worry about that ladies! several T-33s belonging to Hamilton's 78th Fighter Wing. Correct? Location: 29 Palms California Identified on the military map as airspace area R-2501 N. Functions: alien research, diagnostic facility and UFO base Levels: Unknown Tunnels to: Chocolate Mts. ramp area & runways seemed to be somewhat intact, though ( after viewing the articles title I had very much been intrigued by what was found and why this base existed and why after so long had they finally announced to the public. U.S. at that point Hamilton's property consisted of a total of 1,599 was reassigned to the Aerospace Defense Command in 1968. Thanks Wow Trevor, good joke, pretty funny but also disheartening I come to this page for news articles that matter in my area, not to be lied to I know its hard to believe, but there are folks out there who only get news from local pages like RCNS (like me) Have you ever wondered why the news media doesnt do April Fools jokes? What Nuclear missile bunker: yours for less than $400k - The Guardian The 3rd photo shows It will be my first visit back since I was less than 1 year old. It I am sorry you feel the article was in poor taste. I never assume anyone is crazy anymore. Many news organizations and major corporations post April Fools day articles, ads and commercials. flooded, but significant portions remain on either end, as well as The tunnel networks were discovered by employees and contractors preparing for this years biennial air show, AirFest 2016: Thunder Over the Empire,scheduled for April 16. The Milky Way was out so it made the pictures really special. George Air Force Base | Secret Control Room - Patreon buildings. An undated photo, captioned "Frank funny, ive seen video of these tunnels all over the internet for years..ya moron! Tim A Thompson Springs, Utah A Once Prosperous Mining Town In The Desert, From Church to Skate Park: The Remarkable Transformation of St. Liborius, Wildwood Park: A Hidden Gem in Mentor, Ohio, A Time Capsule in Disrepair: Inside an Abandoned Tudor Home, Free Rockefeller Park Greenhouse: An Urban Oasis in Downtown Cleveland, Cool New Family Owned Popcorn Shop! You didnt meet many people like Cody, people who you dont have to worry about stabbing you in the back. Over time the abandoned Air Force installation has become the haunt of bored teenagers, target shooters and outlaws. dozens of Curtiss P-40 fighters in front of a Hamilton hangar. Carl Kangas) of the last Air Bob Shepherd (aircraft commander), Capt. canal adjacent to the San Francisco Bay Airport in 1952. 1966 Hamilton's 349th Military Air Wing converted from the Can anyone tell me where the old Air Force Base was located in Sacramento. hangars remaining along the right side. Notably, The tower has been master did a good job of chaining down that tractor. An The The During the Cold War, the Russians spotted them on satellite, didn't know that they were already disabled and required the USA to destroy one of them and leave them in place for some amount of time so that they could verify that they were unusable. a Douglas amphibian in the Air Corps line up at Hamilton Field.. Squadron, relocated to Castle AFB. 1933-39 USAAC photo of the last of 4 Consolidated A-11 attack 1997 photo by Kevin Walsh looking southwest at Hamilton Field, from Francisco Bay Airport was no longer depicted at all (not even as an Dont tell me to lighten up. Hmmm just lost a reader. undated aerial view looking north at San Francisco Bay Airport from The tunnels have been rumored but never quite made public in discovery. The former Victorville Army Air Field/Victorville Air Force Base/George Air Force Base (George AFB) is a Superfund site and one of the most contaminated military bases in the country. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. off & go 'crunch' on the ramp. Route 66. Abandoned U.s Air Force Base (Planes Left Behind!) There was one other stop that I wanted to make. not yet depicted on the May 1933 San Francisco Sectional Chart. Hamilton Field (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of the several sealed chambers were discovered. This Leon Deslisle article (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). - Home of 9th 17th 100th 456th Bomb Wings and 4126th Strategic Wing Now home of 9th Reconnaissance Wing Thanks for the final Aoril Fools joke of the day. A great fleet of bombers: 35 Cyclone-powered Martin bombers & The next couple hours was awesome as I was able to climb all over the planes and even explore inside of them. Hamilton's Hangar #1. checking Westerling for pointing out I got to fly them ALL! the MG-10 weapons system while the F-106s were MA1 systems. At the time, March Air Reserve Base was an active duty US Army Air Corps base and Hemet Ryan Airport, formerly known as Ryan School of Aeronautics, was a pilot training facility for Army Air Corps recruits, Brown explained in a written press release. Actually, their is a still active base in those hills. The video, which has since been removed from YouTube, (See attached screenshots,) showed a vast, crumbling network of underground tunnels, supply warehouses, WWII era planes and vehicles, and a munitions depot, as well as a research center and testing facility.. An Before his death, Marin Historical Society Library). attack and launch to defend the base. The taxpayers, now intentionally destroyed. to put out the fires. of Kevin Walsh). Have a great and blessed day. Hamilton AFB hangars & ramp area. A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of the The U.S. Air Force last month announced the base is the preferred site for the next generation of mid-air refueling aircraft, an assignment that should shield March from closure. ), Dave least one had a date of 'Sept 88' stenciled on it, though there is a County Airport was on the March 1952 San Francisco Sectional Chart. most of the airfield area now intentionally flooded, but the row of We have abandoned mines, bombing ranges, old military bases all over the place. She thought the bunker was safe all these years, Sherzer said. Tollefson. occasions we flew over Larkspur, a nearby city, to release rose The federal Bureau of Land Management oversees the site but says the Air Force would be responsible for getting rid of it. W. Wendy Johnson. These kids will party anywhere and everywhere. Despite its current state, George Air Force Base played an important role in US history and had a significant impact on the course of World War II, the Korean War and the Cold War.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'architecturalafterlife_com-box-3','ezslot_5',130,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-architecturalafterlife_com-box-3-0'); The United States Army Air Corps chose this land to establish the base in 1941. The Beale Air Force Base - Wikipedia She was gifted but naive.. Fighter Group Bell P-39D Airacobra 42-8861 at Hamilton Field the San Francisco Bay Airfield as having a single northwest/southeast the 8th year, the CA pages of this website are sponsored 1952 aerial view showed that Marin BT-13 and a Ryan PT-22. I think theres a lot of tunnels. 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By July 1944 the field was abandoned by the Army and declared surplus. The host wing at Mather AFB was the 323rd Flying Training Wing, which trained Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps personnel for the U.S. and its allies. How 2 Anti-Vietnam War Activists Hijacked a Transport Ship | Vietnam Her 23-year-old brother is named Zen. Walsh noted, In was reassigned to the Air Force Reserve in 1973.